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Meaning of "independent variable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INDEPENDENT VARIABLE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INDEPENDENT VARIABLE

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Independent variable is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INDEPENDENT VARIABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dependent and independent variables

Variables used in an experiment or modelling can be divided into three types: "dependent variable", "independent variable", or other. The "dependent variable" represents the output or effect, or is tested to see if it is the effect. The "independent variables" represent the inputs or causes, or are tested to see if they are the cause. Other variables may also be observed for various reasons.

Definition of independent variable in the English dictionary

The definition of independent variable in the dictionary is Also called: argument. a variable in a mathematical equation or statement whose value determines that of the dependent variable: in y = f, x is the independent variable.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE

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dependent variable
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Synonyms and antonyms of independent variable in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «independent variable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INDEPENDENT VARIABLE

Find out the translation of independent variable to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of independent variable from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «independent variable» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自变量
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

variable independiente
570 millions of speakers

English

independent variable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्वतंत्र चर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

المتغير المستقل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

независимая переменная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

variável independente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্বাধীন চলক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

variable indépendante
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

pembolehubah bebas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unabhängige Variable
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

独立変数
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

독립 변수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Variabel bebas
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

biến độc lập
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சார்பற்ற மாறி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वतंत्र अव्यक्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bağımsız değişken
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

variabile indipendente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zmienna niezależna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

незалежна змінна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

variabilă independentă
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ανεξάρτητη μεταβλητή
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

onafhanklike veranderlike
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

oberoende variabeln
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uavhengig variabel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of independent variable

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INDEPENDENT VARIABLE»

The term «independent variable» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.893 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about independent variable

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INDEPENDENT VARIABLE»

Discover the use of independent variable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to independent variable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Developing Person Through Childhood and Adolescence
experiment A research method in which the researcher tries to determine the cause- and-effect relationships between two variables by manipulating one ( called the independent variable) and then observing and recording the resulting  ...
Kathleen Stassen Berger, 2008
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Essentials of Exercise Physiology
In other words, the value of the dependent variable literally "depends on" the value of the independent variable. For noncausal relationships, the distinction between dependent and independent variables becomes less clear. In such cases, the ...
William D. McArdle, Frank I. Katch, Victor L. Katch, 2006
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The Basics of Social Research
In the example concerning prejudice against African Americans, prejudice is the dependent variable and exposure to African American historyis the independent variable. The researcher's hypothesis suggests that prejudice depends, in part, ...
Earl Babbie, 2010
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Lewis's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: A Comprehensive ...
An active independent variable such as an intervention or treatment is given to a group of participants (experimental) but not to another (control group), within a specified period of time during the study. Thus, a pretest and posttest should be ...
Andrés Martin, Fred R. Volkmar, Melvin Lewis, 2007
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Applied Logistic Regression
distinguishes them is the process that gives rise to the association between them and the independent variables. It is easiest to describe this distinction if we focus on a particular independent variable of interest. Confounders are variables that ...
David W. Hosmer, Jr., Stanley Lemeshow, Rodney X. Sturdivant, 2013
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Research Methods in Political Science: An Introduction
Intervening and Antecedent Variables In political research, we ordinarily focus on the effects of the independent variable on the dependent variable. What effect, for example, does education have on political tolerance? However, there are ...
Michael Le Roy, Michael Corbett, 2008
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First Place Science Fair Projects for Inquisitive Kids
The independent variable is what you change in the experiment. You're in charge of how it changes, and it doesn't depend on anything else. This is usually the same thing as the first blank of your question from page 14. In our case, that would ...
Elizabeth Snoke Harris, 2005
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Nursing Research: Principles and Methods
The presumed cause is the independent variable, and the presumed effect is the dependent variable. (Note that some researchers use the term criterion variable rather than dependent variable. In studies that analyze the consequences of an ...
Denise F. Polit, Cheryl Tatano Beck, 2004
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Research Design in Counseling
Before an experiment begins, four concerns with regard to operationalizing the independent variable are particularly important to the researcher: (1) determining the conditions or levels of the independent variable, (2) adequately reflecting the  ...
P. Heppner, Bruce Wampold, Dennis Kivlighan, Jr., 2007
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Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques
If one variable depends upon or is a consequence of the other variable, it is termed as a dependent variable, and the variable that is antecedent to the dependent variable is termed as an independent variable. For instance, if we say that ...
C. R. Kothari, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INDEPENDENT VARIABLE»

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Factors Affecting CAD/USD Quantified
The fourth and final independent variable is the difference in inflation between Canada and the U.S. Being a measure of the increase in prices, ... «Seeking Alpha, Jul 15»
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Translational research: are community-based child obesity treatment …
The models were analogous to those previously described but instead of number of sessions included as in independent variable in the model, ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
3
The wage bill fallacy part one: Is Liverpool FC's wage bill to blame?
If you want to measure the impact of an independent variable (say wage bill) on the teams' current league position, you are measuring the ... «Think Football, Jul 15»
4
Ford Figo Aspire: Technical Specifications Revealed
The 4-cylinder block gets independent variable valve timing for both intake and exhaust valve; the motor now generates 88 PS @ 6300 rpm ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
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New Film Based On Controversial Experiment Asks, What Kind of …
In other words, as a colleague of Zimbardo's asks him in the film, “What's the independent variable in your study? This is an experiment, not a ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
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(Situational) Tolerance for Ambiguity
It varies, and I think the major independent variable is my own feeling of competence in the situation. When I feel like I can handle whatever the ... «Inside Higher Ed, Jul 15»
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Ford's new punchy Fiesta limited editions
... 125PS (99g/km ) powertrain uses turbocharging, twin-independent Variable Cam Timing and high-pressure direct-injection technologies that ... «Galway Advertiser, Jul 15»
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High prevalence of bronchiectasis is linked to HTLV-1-associated …
However age was not an independent variable in this cohort, nor is the cohort particularly old (median age 48.6 years). Another consideration ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
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Regression vs. Curve Fitting – Technical Diversity in Data Science …
The matrix-based solution also generalizes to multivariate regression, i.e. to situations where we have more than one independent variable. «icrunchdata News, Jun 15»
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Benefit of the Doubt Draft Rankings
The Efficiency model is trained on the same independent variable as my base model using the player's max end of rookie contract AWS per ... «Nylon Calculus, Jun 15»

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